Which to use
“découler” is a verb and “déroulée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,908
- “découler” frequency rank
- #10,862
- “déroulée” frequency rank
- 46770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découler | déroulée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Couler peu à peu et de suite. | Groupe de personnes se déplaçant ensemble. |
Where the eye mixes découler and déroulée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. découler (CVCVVCVC) and déroulée (CVCVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between découler and déroulée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: découler is \de.ku.le\ while déroulée is \de.ʁu.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
découler is recorded at frequency rank #35,908, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ku.le\. déroulée is at rank #10,862, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.ʁu.le\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46770, this pair ranks #192,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of découler vs déroulée
Shared letters: delorué. Private to "découler": c. Private to "déroulée": -.
"découler" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "déroulée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "découler" for "déroulée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "découler" vs "déroulée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "découler" and "déroulée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "découler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déroulée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découler" and "déroulée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "découler vs dérouter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #192,224 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.